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To add a caption to a table:

1) Place the cursor in the table.

2) Right-click and select Caption from the pop-up menu.

Alternatively, the Insert > Caption menu option becomes

available whenever your cursor is inside a table cell.

3) Enter the text for your caption, your category selection, the

numbering style, separator, and position (above or below the

table).

4) Click OK.

Note

Once the category, numbering style and separator are

established in the Caption dialog box, you can edit them in the

document if you choose. However, doing so may damage the

automatic numbering and reference links. If you need to

establish the numbering and reference link for the caption, you

can choose to leave your caption blank in the Caption dialog box

and add it later.

Writer supplies five different category labels for captions: <None>,

Drawing, Table, Illustration, and Text.

You can also create your own category labels, formating, and

separators. For example, you might want your tables to be labeled as

Fantasia, formatted with roman numerals, and using a period (‘.’) as a

separator, as follows:

Fantasia I. Interesting data

Fantasia II. More interesting data

Fantasia III. Yet more interesting data

To accomplish this:

1) Open the Caption dialog box following the instructions above.

2) In the

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